Auckland events ...

Various community group members of Volunteering Auckland are getting involved in Volunteer Awareness Week 2008 to celebrate their own volunteers.

Arthritis NZ [Auckland area] - afternoon tea for their volunteers
Auckland International Airport [Blue Coats] - Team Leader meeting , morning tea with a "big" cake
Auckland Museum - meeting up with the volunteers at MOTAT for lunch and a trip on the tram
Auckland Zoo - display table in the Zoo foyer highlighting various volunteering opportunities available at the Zoo.
Hibiscus Coast Community Centre - display in Orewa Library, volunteer lunch
Manuaku City Council - Community Board events e.g. Manurewa Community Board dinner for their local volunteers
North Shore Community Coordinators - Devonshire tea for North Shore's CAB Bureau volunteers
North Shore Hospice - Poem published in local paper thanking their many volunteers
Presbyterian Support Northern - lunch at Valentines; volunteers receiving award trophies
Selwyn Village - "Volunteers are our Stars" lunch with staff dressing up as stars such as Marilyn Munroe, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, etc.
Special Olympics - volunteers will receive certificates at club level
Sport Waitakere - acknowledging and collating the current volunteer involvement of their staff; staff volunteering for one-day community projects throughout week
Starship Childrens Hospital - morning tea sponsored by Chevron/Caltex
Volunteering Auckland - "pot luck"dinner for their volunteers showcasing the various ethnic groups who volunteer
Volunteer Stroke Scheme for Communication Impaored Stroke People - afternoon tea with Alison Marshall [VolunteerNZ Chair] as their guest speaker

What are you doing? Contact Volunteering Auckland 09-377 7887 or vaceo@volunteeringauckland.org.nz

Volunteering Auckland events ...

Volunteering Auckland is organising one-day community projects to be undertaken by teams from various corporate businesses and educational institutes throughout greater Auckland during Volunteer Awareness Week 2008.

Confirmed community groups with projects are [at 11 June 2008]:

Selwyn Village Resthome & Hospital - Activitiy Days [3 teams]

Everill Orr Village Resthome & Hospital - Play Days

Ambury Park for Riding Therapy - Gardening, clean up of horse arena/stalls

Newton Reserve, Waiheke Island - Planting, Weeding, Winter Mulching

Blind & Low Vision Education Centre - Weedathon for the Senses Garden

Communicare CMA - Annual Indoor Games Day

Confirmed Businesses/Institutes with teams are [at 11 June 2008]:

ANZ Bank

National Bank

HSBC

University of Auckland - English Language Academy

If you have a team available or a community project within the greater Auckland area ... and are interested in getting involved call us - 09 377 7887 or email vaservices@volunteeringauckland.org.nz